You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century.
Your Next Listen: Talking Pictures
Do the Right Thing (1989) · May 28, 2026
Your Next Listen: Talking Pictures
Double Indemnity (1944) · May 28, 2026
Your Next Listen: Talking Pictures
Fearless (1993) · May 28, 2026
Your Next Listen: Talking Pictures
Saturday Night Fever (1977) · May 28, 2026
Welcome to Hollywoodland: John Waters: Subversion, Shock, and the Ultimate Outsider
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · May 2, 2025
John Huston, Part One: 1966-1974 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 14)
The Old Man (1914) · Apr 22, 2025
George Cukor 1960-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 12)
My Fair Lady (1964) · Apr 1, 2025
Flashback: Marilyn Monroe – The End
The Misfits (1961) · Mar 28, 2025
Henry Hathaway (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 11)
True Grit (1969) · Mar 25, 2025
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
One, Two, Three (1961) · Mar 11, 2025
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
Avanti! (1972) · Mar 11, 2025
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
Fedora (1978) · Mar 11, 2025
Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY
A Place in the Sun (1951) · Feb 28, 2025
Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY
Raintree County (1957) · Feb 28, 2025
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
Exodus (1960) · Feb 25, 2025
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
The Cardinal (1963) · Feb 25, 2025
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
Skidoo (1968) · Feb 25, 2025
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
Such Good Friends (1971) · Feb 25, 2025
Flashback: Grace Kelly
The Country Girl (1954) · Feb 14, 2025
Flashback: Lana Turner
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) · Feb 7, 2025
Flashback: Lana Turner
Imitation of Life (1959) · Feb 7, 2025
Flashback: Lana Turner
Peyton Place (1957) · Feb 7, 2025
Howard Hawks 1955-1977 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 4)
Rio Bravo (1959) · Feb 4, 2025
Howard Hawks 1955-1977 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 4)
Red Line 7000 (1965) · Feb 4, 2025
Flashback: Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur
Targets (1968) · Jan 24, 2025
Eyes Wide Shut, Part 1 (Erotic 90’s, Part 20)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · Oct 17, 2023
90’s Lolitas Volume 2: Adrian Lyne’s Lolita (Erotic 90’s, Part 18)
Lolita (1997) · Oct 3, 2023
The Lynch Family: Boxing Helena & Lost Highway (Erotic 90’s, Part 17)
Lost Highway (1997) · Sep 26, 2023
The Lynch Family: Boxing Helena & Lost Highway (Erotic 90’s, Part 17)
Boxing Helena (1993) · Sep 26, 2023
Crash and David Cronenberg (Erotic 90’s, Part 16)
Crash (1996) · Sep 19, 2023
“Lesbian Chic”: Bound and Anne Heche in Wild Side (Erotic 90’s, Part 15)
Bound (1996) · Sep 12, 2023
The Last Seduction, Disclosure, & Fear of the Female Boss (Erotic 90’s, Part 13)
Disclosure (1994) · Jun 20, 2023
The Last Seduction, Disclosure, & Fear of the Female Boss (Erotic 90’s, Part 13)
The Last Seduction (1994) · Jun 20, 2023
Indecent Proposal (Erotic 90’s, Part 11)
Indecent Proposal (1993) · Jun 6, 2023
Basic Instinct (Erotic 90’s, Part 6)
Basic Instinct (1992) · May 2, 2023
The Blanks From Hell: Fatal Attraction’s Children (Erotic 90’s, Part 5)
Fatal Attraction (1987) · Apr 25, 2023
Thelma & Louise (Erotic 90’s, Part 4)
Thelma & Louise (1991) · Apr 18, 2023
Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy and Julia Roberts in the early 90s (Erotic 90’s, Part 2)
Pretty Woman (1990) · Apr 4, 2023
1989: sex, lies and videotape: Rob Lowe and James Spader (Erotic 80s Part 12)
sex, lies, and videotape (1989) · Jun 21, 2022
1988: Kevin Costner, Sean Young, No Way Out & Bull Durham (Erotic 80s Part 11)
Bull Durham (1988) · Jun 14, 2022
1988: Kevin Costner, Sean Young, No Way Out & Bull Durham (Erotic 80s Part 11)
No Way Out (1987) · Jun 14, 2022
1985: Fear Sex. Jagged Edge & AIDS (Erotic 80s Part 8)
Jagged Edge (1985) · May 24, 2022
1984: "Vioporn," Body Double and Crimes of Passion (Erotic 80s Part 7)
Body Double (1984) · May 17, 2022
1984: "Vioporn," Body Double and Crimes of Passion (Erotic 80s Part 7)
Crimes of Passion (1984) · May 17, 2022
1982: Teen Sexploitation, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Porky's and The Blue Lagoon (Erotic 80s Part 5)
The Blue Lagoon (1980) · May 3, 2022
1982: Teen Sexploitation, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Porky's and The Blue Lagoon (Erotic 80s Part 5)
Porky's (1981) · May 3, 2022
1982: Teen Sexploitation, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Porky's and The Blue Lagoon (Erotic 80s Part 5)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · May 3, 2022
1980: Richard Gere and American Gigolo (Erotic 80s Part 3)
American Gigolo (1980) · Apr 19, 2022
Sammy and Dino Episode 5: A Serious Man
A Serious Man (2009) · Nov 23, 2021
Sammy and Dino Episode 4: Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful (1993) · Nov 16, 2021
Sammy and Dino Episode 1: The Hustle
The Hustle (2019) · Oct 26, 2021
Gossip Girls: Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper (Small Town Girl, Episode 1)
The Birth of a Nation (1915) · May 4, 2021
Bottle Rocket, I'll Do Anything and Polly Platt in '90s Hollywood (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 9)
Bottle Rocket (1996) · Jul 21, 2020
Bottle Rocket, I'll Do Anything and Polly Platt in '90s Hollywood (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 9)
I'll Do Anything (1994) · Jul 21, 2020
Orson Welles, What’s Up Doc, Paper Moon (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 4)
What's Up, Doc? (1972) · Jun 16, 2020
Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 2)
Targets (1968) · Jun 3, 2020
151: Splash Mountain (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 6)
Song of the South (1946) · Nov 26, 2019
148: “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,” Minstrels in Hollywood and The Oscars (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 3)
Song of the South (1946) · Nov 5, 2019
146: Disney’s Most Controversial Film (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 1)
Song of the South (1946) · Oct 22, 2019
Sneak Peek: Six Degrees of "Song of the South"
Song of the South (1946) · Oct 16, 2019
118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
Son of Frankenstein (1939) · Nov 7, 2017
118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
The Raven (1935) · Nov 7, 2017
118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
The Black Cat (1934) · Nov 7, 2017
118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
The Body Snatcher (1945) · Nov 7, 2017
113: Coming Home (Jean & Jane Part 8)
Coming Home (1978) · Aug 15, 2017
110: Jane vs "Barbarella" (Jean & Jane Part 5)
Barbarella (1968) · Jul 25, 2017
109: Jean vs "Lilith" (Jean & Jane Part 4)
Lilith (1964) · Jul 18, 2017
107: Jean and Otto Preminger/Jane in New York (Jean & Jane Part 2)
Bonjour Tristesse (1958) · Jul 4, 2017
107: Jean and Otto Preminger/Jane in New York (Jean & Jane Part 2)
Saint Joan (1957) · Jul 4, 2017
103: Grace Kelly (Dead Blondes Part 11)
Grace Kelly (1983) · Apr 11, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
The Seven Year Itch (1955) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Niagara (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Bus Stop (1956) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) · Mar 14, 2017
92: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest (1981) · Sep 13, 2016
91: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Bette Davis, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," and Crawford’s last years
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) · Sep 6, 2016
90: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar)
Mildred Pierce (1945) · Aug 30, 2016
90: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar)
Johnny Guitar (1954) · Aug 30, 2016
83: The Blacklist Part 13: On the Waterfront: Elia Kazan
On the Waterfront (1954) · May 24, 2016
81: The Blacklist Part 11: Born Yesterday: Judy Holliday
Born Yesterday (1950) · May 3, 2016
80: The Blacklist Part 10: Salt of the Earth: Howard Hughes + Paul Jarrico
Salt of the Earth (1954) · Apr 26, 2016
77: The Blacklist Part 7: Monsieur Verdoux: Charlie Chaplin's Road to Hollywood Exile
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) · Mar 29, 2016
76: The Blacklist Part 6: He Ran All The Way: John Garfield
He Ran All the Way (1951) · Mar 15, 2016
74: The Blacklist Part 4: The African Queen: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and John Huston
The African Queen (1952) · Mar 1, 2016
Blacklist Flashback: Bogey Before Bacall
Casablanca (1943) · Feb 23, 2016
72: The Blacklist Part 2: Crossfire – The Trials of the Hollywood Ten
Crossfire (1947) · Feb 9, 2016
65: MGM Stories Part 10: David O. Selznick Part One: The Mayers and Gone With the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939) · Nov 17, 2015
57: MGM Stories Part 2: Marion Davies, William Randolph Hearst, and Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941) · Sep 22, 2015
47: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 4: Spahn Ranch and the Beatles’ White Album
Weird Science (1985) · Jun 16, 2015
37: Star Wars Episode XI: Charlie Chaplin
The Great Dictator (1940) · Mar 17, 2015
29: Star Wars Episode III: Hedy Lamarr
Calling Hedy Lamarr (2006) · Jan 20, 2015
22: Audrey Hepburn: Sex, Style, and Sabrina
Sabrina (1954) · Nov 11, 2014
10: Follies of 1938, Chapter 2: Kay Francis, Pretty Poison
Pretty Poison (1968) · Jul 18, 2014
7: The Many Loves of Howard Hughes, Chapter 1
Mayan - Chapter 1 · Jun 24, 2014
3: Happy 110th Birthday, Val Lewton
Cat People (1942) · May 7, 2014
3: Happy 110th Birthday, Val Lewton
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) · May 7, 2014
3: Happy 110th Birthday, Val Lewton
The Curse of the Cat People (1944) · May 7, 2014
3: Happy 110th Birthday, Val Lewton
The Body Snatcher (1945) · May 7, 2014